You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bitter (xīn) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1251, Entry 17 Pronounced xie Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To commit a crime. Also, Zheng E (Correction of Errors): A surname. Also, Zheng Yun (Correct Rhymes): The name of a state. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): In the classics, it is commonly written as the variant form xue.